it's especially funny seeing the "aren't you worried about getting left behind?" argument about AI, speaking as a retrotech person.
-
it's especially funny seeing the "aren't you worried about getting left behind?" argument about AI, speaking as a retrotech person.
Like, come on. I'm still writing software for DOS and Windows 95. What even is "behind" at this point?
@foone I’m excited about using APIs people left behind 30 years ago. Looking at you, QuickDraw GX Collection Manager (which is actually a super handy API if you’re on System 7.1 or greater)
-
-
it's especially funny seeing the "aren't you worried about getting left behind?" argument about AI, speaking as a retrotech person.
Like, come on. I'm still writing software for DOS and Windows 95. What even is "behind" at this point?
@foone the goal is to go so obscure the only piece of information online about the system you're trying to write software for is a 12 minute video filmed by a retired autistic person shot under piss-yellow lighting with no editing or commentary whatsoever
-
it's especially funny seeing the "aren't you worried about getting left behind?" argument about AI, speaking as a retrotech person.
Like, come on. I'm still writing software for DOS and Windows 95. What even is "behind" at this point?
@foone it's such an enterprise brained thing to say. The type of thing you'd imagine someone who switches frameworks to make websites every couple years because there's a hot new thing that's different from the old thing and you wouldn't wanna be left behind do you? Meanwhile the 6 old things still all work fine actually
-
@foone it's such an enterprise brained thing to say. The type of thing you'd imagine someone who switches frameworks to make websites every couple years because there's a hot new thing that's different from the old thing and you wouldn't wanna be left behind do you? Meanwhile the 6 old things still all work fine actually
-
it's especially funny seeing the "aren't you worried about getting left behind?" argument about AI, speaking as a retrotech person.
Like, come on. I'm still writing software for DOS and Windows 95. What even is "behind" at this point?
@foone
There's a rapture analogy they're trying to make, but man all my friends are going to still be here after the AI rapture. The left behind group are the *cool kids.* -
@foone it's such an enterprise brained thing to say. The type of thing you'd imagine someone who switches frameworks to make websites every couple years because there's a hot new thing that's different from the old thing and you wouldn't wanna be left behind do you? Meanwhile the 6 old things still all work fine actually
@eniko @foone It amazes me how little people seem to value things that just keep working and will not need you to waste a ton of time compensating for all the bit-rot since the last time you touched it.
That's one of the reasons C is still my go-to language, for all its warts, and I'm extremely wary of picking up unnecessary dependencies.
-
@foone the goal is to go so obscure the only piece of information online about the system you're trying to write software for is a 12 minute video filmed by a retired autistic person shot under piss-yellow lighting with no editing or commentary whatsoever
-
it's especially funny seeing the "aren't you worried about getting left behind?" argument about AI, speaking as a retrotech person.
Like, come on. I'm still writing software for DOS and Windows 95. What even is "behind" at this point?
@foone@digipres.club And given where we're apparently going, it's best to be left behind anyhow.
-
it's especially funny seeing the "aren't you worried about getting left behind?" argument about AI, speaking as a retrotech person.
Like, come on. I'm still writing software for DOS and Windows 95. What even is "behind" at this point?
@foone the only concerning thing is if i can get a job without making extensive use of that particular new hotness, but some things are bad enough that maybe it's better finding some new career
-
@foone the only concerning thing is if i can get a job without making extensive use of that particular new hotness, but some things are bad enough that maybe it's better finding some new career
-
R relay@relay.mycrowd.ca shared this topicR relay@relay.infosec.exchange shared this topic
